Import/export HS code 070820: Fresh or chilled beans

Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Kenya 62,840,304
Egypt 25,871,029
Morocco 11,599,099
Rwanda 8,954,760
Senegal 8,220,333

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Kenya 33,544,946 29,295,358 -4,249,588
Egypt 12,905,099 12,965,930 +60,831
Morocco 7,013,498 4,585,601 -2,427,897
Rwanda 3,253,040 5,701,720 +2,448,680
Senegal 2,659,184 5,561,149 +2,901,965
Netherlands 1,223,584 1,735,827 +512,243
Gambia 720,208 686,486 -33,722
Spain 660,611 621,372 -39,239
Guatemala 882,427 399,388 -483,039
United Republic of Tanzania 360,111 788,401 +428,290

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Kenya 62,660,026
Egypt 25,969,760
Morocco 13,000,370
Rwanda 8,918,862
Senegal 8,849,448

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Kenya 33,466,127 29,193,899 -4,272,228
Egypt 12,994,908 12,974,852 -20,056
Morocco 7,749,067 5,251,303 -2,497,764
Rwanda 3,239,531 5,679,331 +2,439,800
Senegal 2,992,938 5,856,510 +2,863,572
Guatemala 1,110,783 677,575 -433,208
Gambia 720,208 833,982 +113,774
Netherlands 343,431 1,066,011 +722,580
United Republic of Tanzania 390,147 904,939 +514,792
Ethiopia 322,342 704,032 +381,690

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - South 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 17 17 +0
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Merseyside 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 98,460,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,110,357
Road transport 6,019,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,202,334
Other 814,145

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 49,962,424 48,497,703 -1,464,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,468,628 12,641,729 +3,173,101
Road transport 4,594,479 1,425,069 -3,169,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,735,393 3,466,941 +1,731,548
Other 378,428 435,717 +57,289

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 87,943,562
ZLC 13,518,164
Dover 6,720,705
Portsmouth 6,372,304
London Stansted Airport 5,595,665

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 45,100,774 42,842,788 -2,257,986
ZLC 6,420,682 7,097,482 +676,800
Dover 3,781,805 2,938,900 -842,905
Portsmouth 2,165,938 4,206,366 +2,040,428
London Stansted Airport 2,597,589 2,998,076 +400,487
Manchester Airport 2,050,662 1,918,780 -131,882
Eurotunnel 1,639,245 1,302,064 -337,181
Harwich 1,153,066 647,709 -505,357
Felixstowe 248,782 981,457 +732,675
London Gatwick Airport 207,628 738,059 +530,431

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 42
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 33

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 60
0-1m 27
54m+ 19
15m-54m 15
Other 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 778,884
Iceland 29,781
Netherlands 26,707
Italy 2,942
Gibraltar 1,264

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 466,266 312,618 -153,648
Iceland 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Netherlands 26,707 0 -26,707
Italy 0 2,942 +2,942
Gibraltar 0 1,264 +1,264

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Kenya 22,729
Egypt 21,941
Morocco 16,243
XI 2,262
Zimbabwe 738

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Kenya 12,580 10,149 -2,431
Egypt 19,817 2,124 -17,693
Morocco 3,390 12,853 +9,463
XI 500 1,762 +1,262
Zimbabwe 672 66 -606
Peru 313 25 -288
Ireland 188 128 -60
Rwanda 93 53 -40
United Republic of Tanzania 85 0 -85
Italy 44 2 -42

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 370,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 324,927
Other 114,539
Air transport 29,781

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 243,464 126,867 -116,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,333 126,594 -71,739
Other 51,176 63,363 +12,187
Air transport 15,629 14,152 -1,477

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 529,222
000 114,539
Liverpool Docks 111,963
Birmingham Airport 29,781
Fishguard 18,370

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Holyhead 309,929 219,293 -90,636
000 51,176 63,363 +12,187
Liverpool Docks 82,001 29,962 -52,039
Birmingham Airport 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Fishguard 18,370 0 -18,370
London 14,759 2,942 -11,817
Harwich 8,210 0 -8,210
Milford 4,790 0 -4,790
Felixstowe 3,738 0 -3,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 1,264 +1,264

Quick facts

HS code: 070820

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus